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Desert Hollyhock

Alcea striata

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Field Notes

Description:

An erect short living perennial. Stems and leaves are felted. Flower large and whitish. Epicalyx about half the length of the calyx.

Habitat:

semidesert desert washes and roadsides

Notes:

rare surprising large flower in the middle of the desert

Reference Links:

חטמית מסורטטת – Alcea striata (DC.) Alef. | צמחיית ישראל ברשת

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